Nana Seino

is a Japanese actress. She has played Sunmi in Tokyo Tribe, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi in the TV Asahi adaptation of Kuroyanagi's autobiography Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, and Yuko Komiya in the 98th NHK asadora Half Blue Sky, among numerous other TV and film roles.

Early life and education Seino was born on October 14, 1994, in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. During her middle school years, although she was a member of the basketball team, she often participated in track and field events as well. In particular, she competed at the national level in the high jump. This athletic ability became one of the key factors contributing to her success as one of Japan's rare action actresses. She started her entertainment career in 2007 as an exclusive model for the girls' fashion magazine Pichilemon. At the age of 15 Seino moved from Aichi to Tokyo alone, later graduating from Japan Arts High School. When she saw Resident Evil, she admired Milla Jovovich, and soon became a pupil of Tak Sakaguchi, who is an action choreographer and actor.

Career Seino made her television acting debut in 2011 as Momoka Kurakano in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television adaptation of Bisco Hatori's manga series Ouran High School Host Club. While Variety'''s Dennis Harvey described Sunmi as "a secretive stranger" who becomes "an unstoppable killing machine when ill treated," A second supporting action role, as Mari in the Shusuke Kaneko film Danger Dolls, followed. Later in 2014 Seino turned 20 years old while playing the supporting role of Kanna Seki in the Fuji TV drama Time Taxi.

The next year Seino played the lead role of Ai in Mamoru Oshii's bullying revenge film Nowhere Girl, as well as supporting roles in the TV Tokyo drama Love Theory'', On March 9, 2022, she announced that she gave birth to her first child.

Filmography Film

Japanese dub Year Title Role Notes 2025ElioOlga Solis

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 201536th Yokohama Film FestivalBest NewcomerTokyo Tribe and Danger Dolls 202235th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressKingdom 2: Far and Away, A Man and others 202365th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actress 46th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressA Man Kingdom 2: Far and Away